List of New York State Historic Markers in Cayuga County, New York

This is a complete list of New York State Historic Markers in Cayuga County, New York.

Listings county-wide Marker name ImageDate designatedLocationCity or TownCoords Marker text 1 Auburn Prison In Front of Prison west Side of State St. Auburn, New York Convicts made Sewing Silk 1841–1846 here was Principal Cash Market in U.S. for Cocoons and Raw Silk 2 Auburn Prison In Front of Prison west Side of State St. Auburn, New York Erection Commenced 1816 First Prisoners 1817 Assisted in Construction First Electrocution in the World 1890 3 Calvary Presbyterian Church Cor. Capitol and Franklin Sts. in Front of Church Auburn, New York Oldest Church Edifice in Auburn. erected 1815-17 at Franklin and North Sts. as First Pres. Church moved here 1869 4 Cayuga County Court House on Court House Green, Genesee St. Auburn, New York Frame building erected on rear of this Lot 1809 present building erected 1836 Reconstructed 1922-24 5 Center House Now on 2nd story Face So. Side Block Genesee and Market Sts. Auburn, New York Early Tavern erected 1805 at Genesee and Market Sts. moved here 1829. 6 Center House At Intersection Genesee and Market Sts. Auburn, New York Tavern 1805. Law Office of Gov. Enos Throop 1st Pres. Church Org. 1810 1st White S.S. 1819 Removed To Fulton St. 1829 7 Barracks north Side W. Genesee St. Auburn, New York During the War of 1812 Barracks were Established in this Locality Troops Passing To and from Niagara Camped Here 8 First Freight Depot on 2nd story Face Schreck Bros. Store, 16 E. Genesee St. Auburn, New York First Freight Depot Auburn and Syracuse R.R. Built by C. W. Pomeroy, 1836 building Used Later as Genesee Opera House 9 First School west Side of Dunning Ave. Auburn, New York First School in Vicinity of Auburn erected before 1796 Originally on Genesee St. and Dunning Ave. moved here 1818 10 First Tavern and Store on Face Auburn Trust Co. Genesee St. Side Auburn, New York on Face Auburn Trust Co. Genesee St. Side 11 Fort Hill At Entrance Ft. Hill Cemetery So. Side Fort St. Auburn, New York Fort Hill of Moundbuilder Origin Later Cayuga Council Seat and Village Fort Wasco Traditional Birthplace 12 Francis Hunter Tavern No. Side E. Genesee St. Auburn, New York Francis Hunter erected Tavern here 1808 under Nearby Elm Councils were held between white settlers and Indians 13 Harriet Tubman Home east Side south St. at City Line Auburn, New York Home of Harriet Tubman the Moses of Her Race Underground Railroad Station in Slavery Days 14 Jehiel Clark House W. Side Cor. Aurelius Ave. and Clark St. Auburn, New York House Built 1802 by Jehiel Clark Who here Founded Clarksville 1795 His Grist, Saw and Carding Mills were Nearby Along Owasco River 15 John Huggins N. Side W. Genesee St. between Crane Brook and City Limits Auburn, New York John Huggins here made First Settlement on Genesee Turnpike between Elbridge and Cayuga Ferry in 1791. His Son Zenas Built this Tavern 1804 16 Military Depot Camp At Cor. Camp St. and Lake Ave. Auburn, New York Military Depot Camp During Civil War 17 North Street Cemetery In Front of Cemetery North St. Auburn, New York North Street Cemetery most of the settlers of Harbenbergh's Corners and Early Inhabitants of Auburn and Buried here Main Cemetery Until 1852 18 Bank of Auburn on Wall of National Hotel Near Entrance Auburn, New York on this Site the Bank of Auburn First Bank in Auburn and Predecessor of Nat. Bank of Auburn was Opened 1817 in Demaree's Tavern 19 Osborne Works on 2nd story Face Old Osborne Offices N. Side Cor. Genesee and Osborne Sts. Auburn, New York Osborne Works David M. Osborne, Cyrus C. Dennis and Chas. Wood makers of Kirby Reaper and other farm machinery. Original factory 1858. 20 Pioneer Roads Marker Fastened To E.Face of Store N.W. Corner Genesee and north Sts., 2nd Auburn, New York Pioneer Roads Old Genesee Road 1791 New Genesee Road 1797 Old Chenango Road 1791 Later Known as Cayuga and Seneca Turnpike 1802 21 Site of Bostwick's Tavern on E. Face Pearson Block Cor. Genesee and Exchange Sts. Auburn, New York Site of Bostwick's Tavern 1803–1868 Rebuilt 1824, Renamed Western Exchange Hotel Lafayette a Guest 1825 22 Site of Willard Tavern on 2nd story Face Metcalf Bldg., 141 Genesee St. Auburn, New York Site of Willard Tavern 1810 rebuilt 1828–1830 as American hotel burned 1879 23 Site of First School House on W. Side north St. in Front of Holy Trinity High School Auburn, New York Site of First School House Established in Auburn 1796 Benjamin Phelps Schoolmaster 24 Site of First Log Dam and Mill on Face of Gas Station S. Side Genesee at Junc. Market. Site, Stone Mill Re Auburn, New York Site of First Log Dam and Mill on Owasco River Built by John L Hardenbergh 1793 Enlarged 1802 present Stone Mill 1824 25 Site of Log Cabin on Market St. in Front of Fire Department Auburn, New York on Market St. in Front of Fire Department 26 Wasco State St.-Grass Plot between Prison Wall and River Auburn, New York The Crossing Place Site of a Cayuga Village occupied by Indians before and after Settlement of Hardenbergh Corners 1793 27 William G. Fargo on 2nd story Face Schreck Bros. Store, 16 E. Genesee St. Auburn, New York Wm. G. Fargo May 20, 1818-Aug. 3, 1881. Organizer of Wells-Fargo Express Company served here as first freight agent. 28 Fort Hill S.W. Corner Fort and Genesee Sts. Auburn, New York S.W. Corner Fort and Genesee Sts. 29 Col. John Harris on Co. Rd. 1/2 Mil S. Vilg. Cayuga Near Entrance Cowan's Pt. Cottage Settle Aurelius, New York First White Settler in Cayuga County Built Log Cabin here 1788 Established Harris Ferry Across Cayuga Lake 30 First Cayuga County Court In Cayuga Vlge. on Rte 90 east Side, south of Genesee St. Aurelius, New York First Cayuga County Court held here 1799 Removed To Aurora 1804 and To Auburn 1809 31 Old Genesee Road On State Rd. 326, 1 Mile north of Oakwood Aurelius, New York Old Genesee Road from Hardenbergh Corners to Harris Ferry crossed here 32 Pioneer Roads On W. Genesee St. State Rd. at Intersection Co. Rd. and Lvrr Aurelius, New York on W. Genesee St. State Rd. at Intersection Co. Rd. and Lvrr 33 Site of Treaty for Purchase Cayuga Reservation on Co. Rd. 1/2 Mil S. Vilg. Cayuga Near Entrance Cowan's Pt. Cottage Settle Aurelius, New York Site of Treaty for Purchase Cayuga Reservation from the Indians Red Jacket and Fish Carrier Spokesman for Cayugas 34 Site of Cayuga Long Bridge N Cayuga Village on Green at End of Genesee St. Aurelius, New York Site of Cayuga Long Bridge One Mile Long, 1800–1857 Carried Great Steam of Western Migration Early County Jail Was 35 Sullivan's Campaign on NYS 5 and 20, 1½ Mile E. of Bridge Aurelius, New York Sullivan's Campaign One Mile west Col. Butler Crossed Cayuga Lake and Destroyed Cayuga Village of Tichero 36 Cayuga County Rte. 5 at Onondaga Co. Line Brutus, New York Early Iroquois Country 1768. Part of Montgomery Co. 1784. Part of Herkimer Co. 1791. Part of Onondaga Co. 1794. Cayuga Co. Set Off 1799. 37 Centerport Centerport Centerport, Cayuga County, New York Settled by Benj. Haikes 1805-6. Was Important Village on Old Erie Canal in 1825 38 Town of Brutus Weedsport Weedsport, New York Formed from Aurelius 1802 First Settlement in Town made by Arron Frost 1795; He Built the First Grist Mill 39 Weeds' Basin Just No. of Hotel, Rte. 34 Brutus, New York Named after Elihu and Edward Weed Who Constructed a Basin on Old Erie Canal 1821. P.O. Established 1822 Weedsport Inc. Village 1831 40 First Settlement At Intersection L Mi. N. of Seneca River Cato, New York First Settlement in the Town of Cato made by Samson Lawrence 41 Abrams Ferry Near Bridge Over Seneca River Cato, New York From 1805 for Many Years Abrams Who Settled in That Year Maintained a Ferry Until the Toll Bridge was Built 42 Cato Four Corners Meridian Meridian, New York Geo. Loveless and Abel Pasko First settlers in 1804 Jesse Elwell and Abner Hollister Settled in 1805. Called Meridian Since 1849 43 Ceremonial Fire 1/2 Mile south of Meridian, on Weedsport County Highway Cato, New York Site of Permanent Village and Perpetual Council Fire of Cayuga Branch of the Iroquois. Lamokas, Senecas Trail To Onondaga for Salt 44 Jakway's Corners Center of Cato Village Cato, New York 45 Methodist Episcopal Church on Brick Church Road Cato, New York Organized 1820. Brick edifice built 1828. Remodeled about 1870. 46 Old Mill west of Center of Cato Village east Side of R.R. Cato, New York First Grist Mill in Ira. Built in 1818 by John Hooker, associate of Ethan Allen. Mill was Old Part of present Building 47 The Pepper Mill In Emerson Emerson, New York In Emerson 48 Conquest Center Conquest Vlge. on Rte. 3F Conquest, New York Conquest Vlge. on Rte. 3F 49 Pineville At Spring Lake Conquest, New York Formerly So Called from the Pine Forests Which Covered this Locality, Name Changed in 1874 To Spring Lake 50 Town of Conquest Conquest Vlge. on Rte. 38 Conquest, New York Set Off from Cato 1821. First settlers 1800 Fire Geo. Snyder, a Soldier of the Revolution and Israel Wolverton 51 First Baptist Church on Bluefield Rd. N.W. of Fleming Fleming, New York First Baptist Church in Aurelius was erected here 1796 Pastor David Irish First Church in Fleming Second in Cayuga County 52 George Fleming on Rte. 34B 1/2 Mile S. Mapleton Fleming, New York on Rte. 34B 1/2 Mile S. Mapleton 53 Great Iroquois Trail on 34, 1/4 Mile So. Lvrr at Brick School Fleming, New York From Cayuga To Owasco Lakes. Part of the Great Trail from Niagara To Albany During the American Revolution 54 Home of Henry Wyckoff on Auburn Moravis State Rd. at Wyckoff's. W. Side of Rte 38. Fleming, New York Built 1835. Jacob Byers Settled here 1790. Plank Road from here To Moravia Built in 1852 55 Josiah Chatfield N.W. Corner, Center Village of Fleming Fleming, New York First Settler of Fleming Village 1798 erected His Home on this Site 56 Sand Beach Ch. In Front of Brick Church on W. Owasco L. Road. So. Traffic Circle Fleming, New York Reformed Protestant Dutch Church at the Owasco Outlet Organized 1807 First building 1810 present Church 1855 57 First Store East Genoa on Rte. 34 Genoa, New York In the Town of Genoa was opened here by Elihu Talladay Prior To 1800 58 Forks of the Creek east of Five Corners at the Forks Genoa, New York Pine Lumber was Sawed here from Construction on Early Farm Hoiuses in this Vicinity 59 Presbyterian Church In Front of Church in Kings Ferry Genoa, New York Organized Aug. 13, 1798 by earliest settlers in region, then known as the Military Tract 60 Site of Log Metting House Correction of Above Marker, Same Location Genoa, New York Built 1802, by Congregational Church of Milton. Organized in 1798. Second Oldest Church in Cayuga County. 61 Site of Old Church 1 Mile east and 1 Mile south of Kings Ferry Genoa, New York First Congregational in Town on Milton. Organized 1798. First Log Meeting House Built here in 1802 62 Town of Genoa In Genoa Village south Side Rte. 90 in Front of Church Genoa, New York Organized as Milton 1789. Name Changed To Genoa 1808. John Clark was the First Settler 1791 63 Burial Place Just west of Cato-Meridian Central School Ira, New York Burial Place of the Pioneers of this section, including several Revolutionary veterans 1809–1860 64 Fox's Kiln 3/4 Mile west of Ira Ira, New York Ancient Limestone Quarries Opened Up Prior To 1835 65 Ira Corners Stands on Town Line Near Lvrr Ira, New York Settled in 1805 by Thomas Barnes, Luther Samuel and Israel Phelps. Two latter opened 1st store 1813. Phelps Built Hotel 1820, Where First Town Meeting was Held, 1821. 66 Town of Ira In Center of Village Ira, New York Set Off from Cato 1821. First settlements in Town, 1800, by David and Eleazer Stockwell, William Patterson and Henry Conrad 67 Algonkian 1 Mi. east of Levanna Ledyard, New York Indian Village Site Prior To Iroquois During Stone Age Occupation About 1000. Excavations 1932-34 Show Hearths and Burials 68 Birthplace of Theodore Ledyard Cuyler Vlg. Aurora, Opp. Rr. Sta. Ledyard, New York Born Jan. 10, 1822 Died Feb. 26, 1909